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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 2001
Page
4
The text presents the Congress free speech and press lines followed by a note that the columns reflect the Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus. It concludes with a Bible quote from Matthew 13 22 as a devotional element accompanying the board statement.
An editorial condemns the USDA Rural Development and its Rural Housing Service for poor service and bureaucracy that led a Tazewell County family to face foreclosure and a public sale. After intervention by lawmakers, the sale was halted, highlighting systemic issues and calls for policy review to aid low income rural homeowners.
Daily Telegraph editor Tom Colley describes the new web site, reader responses, and popular obituaries. He notes cartoon syndicates and costs, recalls Fred Lasswell’s death, and mentions reader reaction to a rural housing story and a school bond initiative.
A letter writer describes the peril of drugs after the death of 24 year old Jason, lamenting how his family and future were shattered by the drug. The note urges awareness and caution about dangerous substances.
A West Virginia parent recounts the death of his 24 year old son Jason from an overdose linked to OxyContin and oxycodone. He praises state efforts to fight the drug, recalls rehab and jail experiences, and urges vigilance and early help for others facing addiction.
The Legislature advances plans to shift domestic violence hearings to a new family court by Sept 1 2001 as lawmakers also push Gov Wise's video poker bill to fund the 2001 2002 agenda. House and Senate panels debate tax on smokeless tobacco and education bills while a Republican bloc opposes gray machines proposing a statewide constitutional amendment vote. Budget talks float raising the environmental protection director’s salary from 65000 to 85000 in an omnibus package.
Speculation swirls over a Cheney replacement with Colin Powell as front runner and Tom Ridge or Slade Gorton also named. Debate grows on drug enforcement cuts amid Lindesmith urging deterrence and a Hollywood inspired approach. Also coverage of James Rosapepe's ambassadorship campaign and Hanssen pension debate plus Yugoslav MI battles in Desert Fox era.
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